System Integrator Giants in the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame

Among the 100 SI Giants for 2012 nine also are among Control Engineering System Integrator of the Year Award winners and in the System Integrator Hall of Fame.

Additional details follow about selected members of the System Integrator Giants class of 2012. (Link to main article, at the bottom.) Below are the SI Giants that have also won System Integrator of the Year honors and been enshrined in the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame. See www.controleng.com/SIY.

Integrators wishing to enter the 2013 System Integrator of the Year competition can also download an entry form from there. Additional details about all of the 2012 SI Giants can be found in the Control Engineering Automation Integrator Guide at www.controleng.com/integrators.

Mustang Automation and Control

Mustang Automation and Control is the automation business unit of Mustang Engineering, an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) management service provider focused on the global oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, power, and automotive industries. Its core automation experience ranges from individual projects to main automation contractor programs for large, multi-EPC projects. Mustang Automation & Control's services are provided by a team of automation experts supported by several hundred instrument, electrical, process, and construction professionals. More than 75% of project work is executed as an independent systems integrator. The remainder is performed in support of Mustang's other business units.

Maverick Technologies

Maverick Technologies is a global provider of industrial automation, enterprise integration, and sustaining services for clients across a range of manufacturing and process industries. Maverick identifies suboptimal operations and improves performance for greater safety, efficiency, and overall profitability. The company's people, processes, and technical capabilities ensure delivery of the right solution for every project, using the most appropriate technology. Organizations around the world depend on Maverick's responsiveness, results-driven approach and dedication to their success.

Avanceon

Avanceon is an independent systems integrator committed to working in partnership with clients to develop cost-effective, integrated industrial control systems that improve productivity, competitiveness, and profitability. Avanceon can provide consulting, project and construction management, systems engineering and design, field installation and start-up, training, and continuing system maintenance and support. The company serves a variety of industries including chemicals/petrochemicals, food and beverage, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and printing and converting.

Matrix Technologies Inc.

Matrix Technologies offers electrical, process, mechanical, civil, and structural engineering services, as well as control system integration, primarily to clients in the food, beverage, oil, gas, and chemical industries. The company's engineers are conversant in most control platforms as well as human-machine interfaces, manufacturing execution systems, machine vision, and networking technology. In recent years, Matrix has expanded into a number of strategically selected new markets, all the while continuing to support its previous clients. Some 87% of the company's revenue now comes from repeat business.

Mangan Inc.

Mangan's original focus was providing control system automation, robotics, and other electrical engineering services to the petrochemical industry. The company has since expanded into the refining, oil and gas, chemical, renewable energy, and biopharmaceutical industries. Its team of 237 engineers, technical professionals, and support staff provide specialty engineering services that include design, commissioning, validation, DCS upgrades, PLC programming, safety systems integration, continuous emissions monitoring, data historians, and project and construction management. The company actively recruits certified project managers to achieve every project's prescribed goals and to schedule milestones and cost objectives.

Interstates Control Systems Inc.

Interstates Control Systems' services range from traditional plant floor automation (programming, engineering, panel construction) to working with clients to determine their business needs. ICSI can automate equipment, collect data, generate reports, and interface with a client's existing business systems. Interstates serves a wide variety of industries from agriculture and biotechnology to chemicals and petrochemicals, food and beverage, and material handling. ICSI has three professional engineers plus several degreed engineers on staff.

JMP Engineering Inc.

JMP Engineering provides reliable and easily maintained automation, control, and information systems that leverage current technology to meet a client's business objectives. JMP Engineering applies domain expertise gained from more than 8,500 projects that involved improving a facility's production performance, quality, safety, and profitability. JMP has branch offices located throughout North America with more than 125 professionals on staff. With strong project management capabilities supported by CSIA certification, the company can meet the needs of its regional and international customers both efficiently and affordably.

Stone Technologies Inc.

Stone Technologies is a national systems integrator headquartered in St. Louis with resources around the Midwest and Southeast. The company provides industrial automation and information services from conceptual design through commissioning for process control and manufacturing operations management systems, including electrical design and system development. Stone's focus is on the consumer products, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Its people have worked extensively in those industries and understand the unique challenges that must be met to deliver successful projects.

SAIC Energy, Environment and Infrastructure LLC

SEE+I is a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a solutions-based firm that provides a full range of services including architecture and engineering design, infrastructure, environmental, systems engineering and integration, advanced communication systems, performance contracting, project consulting and development, design/ build project delivery, and a variety of specialized consulting services. SAIC's Systems Integration Business Unit provides turnkey hardware and software development and integration to industries and process controls, factory information and quality control, and HVAC optimization and control systems. Its systems integration projects may be part of a design/ build project or may be executed alone, such as an energy management system.